beta patch atmosphere & lighting at altitude

[philip.ed]

You'd never see a Hurricane like you see in that first picture. Look at those rivet and panel lines; you'd barely see them at that distance, let alone when standing right up next to the plane, so in this sense the new patch is a considerable improvement. The colours of the Hurri look a lot better too (IMHO the colours in general are far improved)
Yes, the bare metal doesn't seem to have the same level of lighting detail, but IMHO this is a small insignificance compared to the tangible improvement of the patch itself.